New York Cabbie Stabbed By Passenger Who Asks “Are You Muslim?”

New York 1 is reporting that a New York City cab driver is in the hospital after being stabbed by a passenger who allegedly asked him if he was a Muslim.

Investigators with the New York City Police Department say it all began Monday night when a 21-year-old man hailed a cab at 24th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan.

Police say the passenger asked the driver, “Are you Muslim?” When the driver said yes the passenger pulled a knife and slashed him in the throat, arm and lip.

The 43-year-old driver was able to lock the passenger in the back of the cab and call 911.

Both the driver and the passenger were taken to Bellevue Hospital.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.